I bought one of these from Lehman's and I grew black oil sunflowers. I'm so glad you posted this! Not many people have used these. At least that I've found. Thank you!!
This is my type of content! I’d be very interested in seeing you press more oil with the black sunflower or any other kind of seed/nut. Also wondering about pressing repurchased organic shelled sunflower seeds such as Trader Joe’s and how much oil one would get from a standard size bag.
Thank you so much for relaying this useful information to the wider internet! I am a teacher in Japan, and we often have the students grow sunflowers (himawari) as part of their 'life studies' (agro/biology but for elementary schoolers). I've gotten some of my students to take an interest in direct consumption of seeds, but I don't have access to the kind of expeller press that I imagined I'd need in order to make use of all of the oil-rich seeds that are produced by the popular mammoth heads we typically grow. Also, related to what you mentioned with the cooking oils of the U.S.; Japan has had traditionally globally higher life-expentancies on average compared to many countries. And all of this data collected before the age of beef reflects poorly on the idea that seed vegetable extracted oils lead to a higher risk of coronary disease. So at very least, they are equal, health-wise. The other grand problem is that the seeds of the pine-nut are incalculably enourmous; BUT SOMEONE MUST DO IT.
That looks like fun! I’m totally with you about the lard and tallow, I don’t think it’s that healthy and I don’t want all of my food to taste like animal fat. I’m allergic to sunflower seeds but this was a nice reminder that I need to think about growing olives, I think they can grow okay here in zone 9A…Also one of the pecan farmers I know has played around with making pecan oil. I haven’t tried it but I bet it would make a good salad dressing.
The DO have an olive oil adapter for this unit. It's a different end piece. I don't have access to olives locally, so a non starter for me. But if you are in olive land, why not. That said, olives don't hold long term, and I think this would be a really slow way to press a lot of olives.
I bought one of these from Lehman's and I grew black oil sunflowers. I'm so glad you posted this! Not many people have used these. At least that I've found. Thank you!!
I agree. Information is a bit thin, and often not in English. Let me know how you come out!
This is my type of content! I’d be very interested in seeing you press more oil with the black sunflower or any other kind of seed/nut. Also wondering about pressing repurchased organic shelled sunflower seeds such as Trader Joe’s and how much oil one would get from a standard size bag.
Thank you so much for relaying this useful information to the wider internet!
I am a teacher in Japan, and we often have the students grow sunflowers (himawari) as part of their 'life studies' (agro/biology but for elementary schoolers).
I've gotten some of my students to take an interest in direct consumption of seeds, but I don't have access to the kind of expeller press that I imagined I'd need in order to make use of all of the oil-rich seeds that are produced by the popular mammoth heads we typically grow.
Also, related to what you mentioned with the cooking oils of the U.S.; Japan has had traditionally globally higher life-expentancies on average compared to many countries. And all of this data collected before the age of beef reflects poorly on the idea that seed vegetable extracted oils lead to a higher risk of coronary disease.
So at very least, they are equal, health-wise.
The other grand problem is that the seeds of the pine-nut are incalculably enourmous; BUT SOMEONE MUST DO IT.
OMG Pine Nut oil! Swoon.
Thank you!!! Been wondering if we had to remove the shell or not.
That looks like fun! I’m totally with you about the lard and tallow, I don’t think it’s that healthy and I don’t want all of my food to taste like animal fat. I’m allergic to sunflower seeds but this was a nice reminder that I need to think about growing olives, I think they can grow okay here in zone 9A…Also one of the pecan farmers I know has played around with making pecan oil. I haven’t tried it but I bet it would make a good salad dressing.
I envy you your pecans! You should be able to grow olives where you are. Jealous for sure.
What about olive oil?
The DO have an olive oil adapter for this unit. It's a different end piece. I don't have access to olives locally, so a non starter for me. But if you are in olive land, why not. That said, olives don't hold long term, and I think this would be a really slow way to press a lot of olives.
The acorn thing... It depends on the Oak species. White Oak, more starch less oil. Red oak more oil.
Thank you. That's what I've read as well. I have both, so will give both a try.